1. MEASURING THE QUALITY OF DISCOURSE K-6 TOSAs Training

2. MEASURING THE QUALITY OF DISCOURSE 7-8 Administrators and TOSAs

3. “Standards that call for students to describe, explain, demonstrate and understand provide opportunities for students to engage in speaking and writing about mathematics.”-Mathematics Framework SBAC Claims #1: Concepts and Procedures #2: Problem Solving #3: Communicating Reasoning #4: Modeling and Data Analysis Purpose

4. Inform PD decisions Grade level School site District Looking at quality of discourse Math Other content areas Purpose

5. Observation Tool ScoringTranscribing

6. Observation Tool Classroom & lesson characteristics

7. Observation Tool Scoring

8. Observation Tool Transcribing

9. Observation Tool Transcribing examples

10. Observation Tool Transcribing examples

11. Sort

12. Practice! With your partner, decide who will be the listener and who will be the scribe. During the video: Scribe will listen and record the conversation on the transcribing tool Listener will just listen After the video: Review transcript for correct transcribing Analyze discourse Give a score on the scoring tool

13. Discourse Videos (Math & ELA) While watching the video, use your tool to highlight the indicators that you are seeing evidence in the discussion. After the video discuss with your table what proficiency level you would give the discussion and share rationale.

14. What does proficient discourse look like?

15. Next Steps TOSA training (Feb. 26) Voluntary grade level Separate form was emailed to principal’s to identify voluntary grade level (Feb. 17) Volunteer teachers will be trained by TOSA and Principal 1 observation before Spring Break Findings to Emma (Apr. 14) Discuss Findings at Principal Mtg. (Apr. 21) Looking forward: PD: SMI, Super Week, ‘15-’16 ongoing support

16. Tips Coding Ways to keep track of majority Calibrate often Voice Recording students’ talk Proximity